• This interactive resource allows students to explore the per capita carbon dioxide emissions from cement production for any country, with some data going back to 1750.
• The graphs can be customized and downloaded.

Positives

• This resource helps students visualize the data with colorful graphs and maps.
• Students may not know that making cement produces greenhouse gases, so this could be enlightening.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should know how to read a line graph and a global map.
• Students may need some background information about carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect.

Differentiation

• Connections can be made with geography or economics classes that are studying globalization and the effects of development on resource use and industrial pollution.
• Chemistry classes can use this resource to connect chemical reactions and greenhouse gases with global issues and topics.
• Math classes could use the downloadable data to perform statistical analysis or practice graphing.
• Biology classes could use this resource to connect human activities with the greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle.

This resource examines per capita CO₂ emissions from cement production normalized with a conversion factor of 3.664. The method used is appropriate. However, students can explore this resource to gain knowledge on countries with net importers and exporters of CO₂ emissions from cement production. The resource is recommended for teaching.

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